USS Seminole (AT-65)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Seminole.
USS Seminole (AT-65), the third ship named Seminole of the United States Navy, was a Navajo-class fleet tug whose task was to travel with the fleet and provide towing services as required.
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United States | |
Name | USS Seminole |
Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York City |
Laid down | 16 December 1938 |
Launched | 15 September 1939 |
Commissioned | 8 March 1940 |
Stricken | 2 December 1942 |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Sunk during action off Tulagi, 25 October 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Navajo-class fleet tug |
Displacement | 1,500 long tons (1,524 t) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 80 |
Armament | 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun |
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Seminole was laid down on 16 December 1938 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Staten Island, New York; launched on 15 September 1939; sponsored by Miss Grace Svenningsen, daughter of the Foreman Carpenter at the Staten Island Yard; and commissioned on 8 March 1940.